Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 5/5-5/11
With festival season easing in, I’m reflecting upon perhaps my favorite overseas fest, Barn on the Farm. Taking place in the English countryside, not too far from Wales, the rustic fest still manages to boast a stellar lineup of both known and new (to me) acts. The last, hopefully not final, Barn on the Farm was in 2023 where I feel in love with many a band including the passion and harmonies of Irish folk/pop group, Kingfishr, who happen to be playing their first Los Angeles show Monday night at The Hotel Cafe.
As the week continues, we’ve also got the start of a couple notable May residencies (Lila Forde, Hardcastle) and a couple powerful one-two punches in Rett Madison + John-Robert at the Echo and Circa Waves + Friday Pilots Club at the El Rey.
And the rest:
Monday: Kingfishr w/ Rae Isla at the Hotel Cafe (7:30)
ALSO: SYML at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Royel Otis at the Troubadour
ALSO BMI Acoustic Lounge FREE at the Hotel Cafe second stage (6:45)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
Tuesday: Lila Forde (May residency) w/ the Brudi Brothers at Healing Force of the Universe (8pm)
ALSO: Jordan Frye & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Hardcastle (May residency) at Good Times at Davey Wayne’s
ALSO: Blondshell at Amoeba (5pm)
ALSO: Alessi Rose at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Jade Lemac at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Royel Otis at the Troubadour
ALSO: Paint it Rock FREE at Harvard & Stone (8pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood presents “Not Another Showcase” at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
Weds: The Brudi Brothers w/ Lady Apple Tree at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Edwin McCain at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Levi Evans at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Alessi Rose at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Basia Bulat w/ Maia Friedman at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
ALSO: The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show at the Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Gigi Perez at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Beyonce at SoFi Stadium (7pm)
ALSO: Rocknite.la f. Alexander Biggs FREE at Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writers Round LA FREE at Ivanhoe’s (7pm)
Thursday: Rett Madison + John-Robert at the Echo
ALSO: Girlpuppy w/ Sedona, Jackie Hayes at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Emeline FREE at Small Green Door (7pm)
ALSO: MO at El Cid (8pm)
ALSO: Big Black Delta at Lodge Room (7pm)
ALSO: Sleigh Bells at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: The Weather Station at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: The Used at the Wiltern (7pm)
Friday: Circa Waves & Friday Pilots Club w/ Night Talks at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Kat Hamilton residency w/ Noah Vonne at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Chloe Moriondo at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Cold w/ Killola at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: L.S. Dunes w/ From Indian Lakes and Plague Vendor at the Belasco (6pm)
ALSO: Beyonce at SoFi Stadium (7pm)
Saturday: Awolnation at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Orla Gartland at the Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: Goldie Scott and Isaac Lewis at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Bartees Strange at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Gungor at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: The Used at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: EmperHER Music Festival at EmpowHer Institute (noon)
ALSO: Just Like Heaven at Brookside at the Rose Bowl (noon)
Sunday: Ziggy Alberts at the Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: The Used at the Wiltern (7pm)
To Keep in Mind:
May 12th: Jack White at Hollywood Palladium
May 13th: Jack White at Hollywood Palladium
May 13th: Blame My Youth at the Venice West (8pm)
May 13th: Babyjake at the Echo
May 13th: Kevin Garrett at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
May 14th: James Bay at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 14th: Nightly at the Fonda (8pm)
May 14th: Jacob Banks at the Belasco
May 15th: Jake Wesley Rogers at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
May 15th: Kids in America w/ Bruvvy at the Hotel Cafe
May 15th: The Menzingers at the Belasco
May 15th: White Denim at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 16th: OK Go at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 16th: Windser at Permanent Records
May 17th: OK Go at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 17th: Magnolia Park at the Echoplex
May 18th: Grace VanderWaal at the Roxy (7pm)
May 18th: Brendan Abernathy at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 20th: Allison Russell at the Belasco
May 20th: Adam Melchor at the Troubadour
May 20th: Lights at the Roxy (7pm)
May 21st: Sam Ryder at the Troubadour
May 21st: Evan Bartels at the Hotel Cafe
May 21st: Daisy the Great at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 22nd: Matt Hansen at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
May 22nd: Kate Hudson at the Roxy (7pm)
May 22nd: Hembree at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 23rd: The Fray at the Wiltern
May 24th: The Fray at the Wiltern
May 24th: House of Protection at the Roxy (8pm)
May 25th: Lissie at the Venice West (8pm)
May 28th: Jensen McRae at the El Rey (8pm)
May 29th: Jensen McRae at the El Rey (8pm)
May 28th: The War and Treaty at the Troubadour
May 29th: Wild Party w/ Arms Akimbo at the Echo
May 30th: Deathbyromy at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
May 30th: Andy Clockwise at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
May 31st: The Wrecks at the Wiltern
June 1st: James Arthur at Hollywood Palladium
June 2nd: Rachel Chinouriri at the Fonda (7pm)
June 3rd: Rachel Chinouriri at the Fonda (7pm)
June 5th: Mallrat at the Echoplex
June 5th: Finn Wolfhard at the Lodge Room (8pm)
June 6th: Finn Wolfhard at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
June 6th: Sunflower Bean at Lodge Room (8pm)
June 12th: Livingston at the Fonda Theatre (7pm)
June 13th: West 22nd at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: The Blue Stones at the Regent Theater (8pm)
June 14th: Weathers at the El Rey (8pm)
June 18th: Band of Skulls at the Troubadour
June 21st: Samantha Crain at Gold-Diggers
June 21st: Trousdale at the El Rey (9pm)
June 18th: Band of Skulls at the Troubadour
June 19th: Lola Kirke at the Troubadour
June 21st: Trousdale at the El Rey (9pm)
June 24th: Tommy Newport at Gold-Diggers
June 26th: Cobi at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 27th: Louden Swain at the Troubadour
June 28th: Young Gun Silver Fox at the Troubadour
July 9th: Low Cut Connie w/ Annabel Lee at the Troubadour
July 9th: Yeah Yeah Yeahs at LA Orpheum
July 10th: Yeah Yeah Yeahs at LA Orpheum
July 11th: Yeah Yeah Yeahs at LA Orpheum
July 11th: gavn! at the Troubadour
July 18th: The Driver Era at Hollywood Palladium
July 19th: Kelcey Ayer at Permanent Records
July 23rd: Ben Kweller at the Troubadour
July 24th: Folk Bitch Trio at Permanent Records
August 7th: Wunderhorse at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
August 23rd: Charlie Cunningham at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
September 1st: Billie Marten at the El Rey (8pm)
September 4th: Young the Giant at the Troubadour
September 5th: Young the Giant at the Troubadour
September 8th: CMAT at the Fonda (8pm)
September 10th: Steven Wilson at the Wiltern
September 11th: Billie Marten at the El Rey (8pm)
September 12th: Arcy Drive at the Troubadour
September 19th: Samia at the Fonda (7:30)
September 19th: Nature TV at Zebulon
September 20th: Nature TV at Zebulon
September 23rd: The Raveonettes at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
September 25th: The Hives at Hollywood Palladium
September 26th: Chevelle at Hollywood Palladium
September 26th: Mae and The Spill Canvas at the Roxy (7pm)
October 1st: Amble at the El Rey (8pm)
October 2nd: Gavin James at the Troubadour
October 3rd: Dice at the Echo
October 10th: Penny & Sparrow at the Regent Theater (8pm)
October 11th: Jack’s Mannequin at the Wiltern
October 11th: Flyte at the Lodge Room
October 23rd: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Wiltern
November 2nd: Tors at the Troubadour
November 13th: Brent Cobb at the Troubadour
November 12th: The Darkness at the Wiltern
November 15th: Smallpools at the Echoplex
~ Kristen